Confirms World Premiere of New Documentary Film
April 19th @ Nashville Film Festival
One of the most versatile and iconic banjo players on the scene will be premiering his full-length documentary next Saturday on April 19th at the Nashville Film Festival.The documentary, How to Write a Banjo Concerto (Argot Pictures), is sure to be of interest to bluegrass aficionados, fusion enthusiasts, and fans of the jam scene. Bela is a fan favorite & a “musician’s musician”, an all around all-star, leading us to believe this will be one of the best music documentaries of the year.
The film is Directed by Sascha Paladino and Béla Fleck, the film is a revealing look at the renowned banjo player’s creative process and relationships, including lifelong friend and colleague Edgar Meyer, his hero Earl Scruggs (making one of his last on-camera appearances and to whom the concerto is dedicated), wife Abigail Washburn, mentor Tony Trischka, Chris Thile, Chick Corea, his namesake Béla Bartok, the individual players in the orchestra and more.
“The fact that I had no qualifications whatsoever as a classical composer didn’t seem to bother the symphony, and honestly it bothered me only a little,” adds Fleck. “I’ve always enjoyed dreaming up challenging scenarios, and then digging deep and working obsessively to attempt to pull them off.”
Béla and the 90-piece Nashville Symphony Orchestra world premiered The Impostor concerto to a sold out audience in September, 2011.
About Béla Fleck
Bela Fleck has won 15 Grammy Awards and has been nominated in more categories than any other artist in Grammy history. He remains a powerfully creative force in bluegrass, jazz, pop, rock and world beat. In 2009, he produced the award-winning documentary, Throw Down Your Heart, where he journeyed across Africa to understand the origins of the banjo. The Impostor album is currently available through Deutsche Grammophon/Mercury Classics.
The Impostor performances:
April 12 – Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center w/ Peoria Symphony Orchestra
May 3 – Columbia, SC Roger’s Center w/ South Carolina Philharmonic
June 20 – Telluride Bluegrass Festival w/ Colorado Symphony
Aug 1 & 2 – Santa Cruz, CA Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Sept 13 – Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall w/ Oregon Symphony
Sept 26 – Lenoir, NC w/ Western Piedmont Symphony